My Needs Not Met by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem My Needs Not Met that begins with:

I'm manifesting something brittle.
Something needing special company....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAC ABDEF ABAC ABDEF GFhFHFIFHF GFhFHFIFHF GFHFcFI GFhFHFIF HFIFIFXGFGFGFI
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,5,10,10,7,8,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101010 101010100 110100010 1101100 010101010 101001100 111011001 111111 1011101 010101010 101010100 110100010 1101100 010101010 101001100 111011001 111111 1011101 1011001 10101 0010 110101 110 10101 1111 10101 1010 10101 1011001 10101 0010 110101 110 10101 1111 10101 1010 10101 1011001 10101 110 10101 11 10101 1111 1011001 10101 0010 110101 110 10101 1111 10101 1010 10101 11111 10101 11111 10101 1011001 10101 1011001 10101 1011001 10101 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 66
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of My Needs Not Met;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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